Sulphur candle



(No Model.)

O. H. SHAW.

SULPHUR CANDLE.

No. 390,314. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

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CHARLES H. SHAW, OF BROOKLYN, NEYV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SEABURY 8t JOHNSON,OF NEXV YORK.

SULPHUR CANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,314, dated October2, 1888.

Application filed May-16, 1887.

To cZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. SHAW, of Brooklyn, in Kings county andState of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inDisinfectants, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my improvement is to facili tate the burning of sulphur asa disinfectant.

I will describe in detail a disinfectant embodying my improven'ient, andthen point out the novel features in claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a candleembodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of thesame.

Similarletters of reference designate corresponding parts in the abovefigures.

The candle in this example of my improvement has a body, a, of cylindricform, provided on the upper side, at about the center with a nipple orprojection, to.

Around the body (4 extends a band, I), which is preferably made of metaland extends slightly above the top of said body in order that it mayprevent the flowing over of any liquefied sulphur upon any article onwhich the candle may be placed and burned. This band may simply beretained by friction in place around the body, or it may be secured inany other suitable manner. There may be a plate of metal beneath thebottom of the body a of the candle, if desirable, and in case such aplate should be employed it might be secured to the lower edge of theband I).

The candle in this example of my improvement is shown as being oflargediameter com- Serial No. 238,404. (No model.)

pared with its length or height, and it is desirable to make it in thisway in order that a large surface of the sulphur shall be exposed forcombustion. I employ a wick or wicking 40 consisting of threads orfibers of combustible material distributed throughout the entire body aof the candle, or the entire upper portion of the body, as well as thenipple or projection a. I have represented such thread or fiber by shortlines in Fig. 2, and marked such lines with the letter 0.

Obviously a candle embodying my improvement may be made in othershapes-as, for instance, square or approximately square, or of otherpolygonal contour.

A candle embodying my improvement will burn slowly and without entailingany serious danger of confiagration.

\Vhat I claim as myinvention,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A sulphur candle provided with a surrounding band of metal projectingslightly above the upper side or end of the main por tion or body ofsaid candle, substantially as specified.

2. A sulphur candle consisting of sulphur formed into a block ormass andhaving wicking consisting of fibers or threads of combustible materialdistributed throughout the upper portion of the block or mass,substantially as specified.

CHAR-LES H. SHA\V.

XVitnesses:

D. H. DnIsooLn, M. J. Ito-ion.

